Youngstown, police resolve contract dispute

Youngstown, police resolve contract dispute

YOUNGSTOWN —¬†After more than a year and a half of working without a contract, the dispute between the city and its police patrol officers union is resolved.

It took a binding decision by David M. Pincus of Chagrin Falls, a state conciliator, to resolve the matter.

The decision mirrors a three-year deal approved in June 2007 by the city with its police ranking officers union on several key issues including salary and health insurance.

Each patrol officer will receive a 10.86-percent salary increases over the life of the contract; 3 percent retroactive to Dec. 1, 2006; 4.5 percent retroactive to Dec. 1, 2007; and a 3 percent raise effective Dec. 1, 2008.

By Dec. 1, 2008, the annual base salary of a patrol officer with at least four years of experience will be $54,383.25.

That’s a 10.86 percent increase from the previous $49,054 annual base salary for those with at least four years of experience. A majority of city patrol officers are in that category.

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